Beauty and the Brain
The Aesthetic Compass: NeuroAesthetics: Where Consciousness and the Physics of the Universe Meet How do we perceive beauty?
Published on 28. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-969032-01-1 (ISBN)
Description
This insightful book, "Beauty and the Brain: The Aesthetic Compass NeuroAesthetics: Where Consciousness and the Physics of the Universe Meet," investigates our societal perception of beauty. It explains how aesthetic appreciation arises from a precise match between the brain's internal structure and external forms. The text details the specific brain mechanisms involved in perceiving beauty and reveals how the universal logarithmic spiral, present in everything from hurricanes to galaxies and snail shells, astonishingly mirrors formations within the human brain, offering readers profound truths about our aesthetic experience.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-969032-01-1 (9781969032011)
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Dr. Robert W. Thatcher earned a B.S. degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in Psychology with a major in Biopsychology. He is a world-renowned Neuroscientist and has published over 200 scientific papers and eight books. He is the recipient of numerous awards such as: The Hans Berger Award of Merit, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Neurofeedback Division; Lifetime Achievement Award in EEG and Quantitative EEG, International Society for Neurofeedback and Research, and the 2021 Pioneer in Medicine in Medicine Award, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. He is currently the founder and CEO of Applied Neuroscience, Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida.